Tom Lee Park ‘open for business’ as remodel reaches halfway point
Renderings of the new Tom Lee Park were on display during the Tom Lee Day celebration at Beale Street Landing. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Crews working on the $62 million redesign are on seven-day-a-week schedule. The Memphis River Parks Partnership is hosting events next month to field proposals for events in the park as well as food and beverage vendors.
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